Public water system record
Poweshiek Water Association
Serves Tama, Tama County, IA · 13,920 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Poweshiek Water Association in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Poweshiek Water Association draws water from 14 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Iowa, April 1992.
- Record on file since 1990, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 45 unknown out of 11,236 service lines.
Check whether Poweshiek Water Association serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Poweshiek Water Association go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2002, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Iowa regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Poweshiek Water Association in 1992, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1992 | Iowa | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Poweshiek Water Association draws water from 14 wells. 9 other community water systems buy water from Poweshiek Water Association.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Barnes City Water Supply Barnes City, IA
- Brooklyn Water Department Brooklyn, IA
- Chelsea Water Supply Chelsea, IA
- Clutier Water Supply Clutier, IA
- Deep River Water Supply Deep River, IA
- Dysart Water Supply Dysart, IA
- Elberon Water Supply Van Horne, IA
- Malcom Water Supply Malcom, IA
- Millersburg Water Dept Millersburg, IA
Annual water quality report
Poweshiek Water Association must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Iowa.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells